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SEC hints long-awaited e-delivery rule could be imminent

House lawmakers are also moving to allow electronic investor disclosures and communications, but the SEC may act first.

An official SEC rule to make electronic delivery the default for required investor documents may finally be near. ThinkAdvisor reported from SIFMA’s annual C&L Conference that SEC Chair Paul Atkins said an e-delivery rule is “long overdue” and “makes a lot of sense.”

Currently, SEC rules generally

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